Weather Records on 21 July 1941

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1941. Highest significance: Monticello 5 SE, US.

Key Facts for 21 July 1941

On 21 July 1941, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 225 daily.
Monticello 5 SE set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 21 July 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 21 July 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mankachar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 61.

Records on 21 July 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 225.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1941

Top 20 records on 21 July 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1941	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1941	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1941	Borzja, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1941	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Brunswick, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Aseral, NO	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Newport, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Ada, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Vallam, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Mankachar, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1941	Angus 1 N, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 226 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	137
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2